Myron Ward
Myron Ward, 37, of Claiborne County, was held at the Wilkinson County Correctional Facility in Mississippi when he was found unresponsive in his cell on January 16, 2026. His family, who say he leaves behind two daughters, reports he was found in a pool of blood with visible bruising and says security rounds were not conducted for several hours beforehand. Officials said foul play is not suspected and an autopsy was ordered; no official cause of death has been released.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined (disputed; neglect alleged). His family says he was found in a pool of blood with visible bruising and that staff did not conduct security rounds for several hours beforehand, while officials said foul play is not suspected and an autopsy is pending.
Reported by: Wilkinson County Correctional Facility officials (the agency that held him); Myron Ward's family (family or their lawyers).
News reports (5)
- Inmate found dead at Wilkinson County Correctional Facility
- Two Claiborne County men reported dead in Mississippi Prisons
- Family alleges foul play in death of Claiborne County man at Mississippi prison
- Mississippi prison reports second death at facility in under a month
- ‘Please, Judge, Help Me’: A letter from jail, then an unexplained death